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What is a DD container?

A DD container is a type of container with cargo doors on both ends. Also known as a 'Tunnel Container', it's suitable for extra-large cargo that can't be loaded or unloaded through regular doors. Constructed the same as standard containers, it's made of steel.

Do Empty shipping containers clog roads and ports?

Empty shipping containers clog roads and ports. Staxxon's foldable containers -- which can be stacked in bundles -- are one solution to this.

Will staxxon folding containers be available next year?

The Staxxon 20-foot folding containers gained full certification at the height of the pandemic. Thus, New Jersey-based firm is planning to put them on the market next year. Unlike Cargoshell, the Staxxon folding container is to be made of steel and fold horizontally instead of vertically to guarantee adequate strength.

Are folding containers the 'dream of the shipping industry'?

Last year, Jim Hagemann Snabe, chairman of the world’s largest shipping line, A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, referred to folding containers as the “dream of the shipping industry”. In the meantime, consumer-goods producers including Procter & Gamble Co. have been testing the innovative technology.